Renal artery stenosis in childhood.: Case report with interventional therapy and review of the literature

Background. Although renal artery stenosis (RAS) is relatively rare, renovascular hypertension is the most common form of potentially correctable hypertension in children over 1 year of age. RAS has multiple reasons including intrinsic lesions of the renal arteries and extrinsic compressive lesions. Case report. In this case report we describe the successful therapy of a significant unilateral RAS in a 12 year old girl in whom successful management was only possible using a special ballon angioplasty technique ("cutting balloon"). Conclusion. The current diagnostic and therapeutic options for renovascular hypertension are discussed based on a review of the literature.